Ave maris stella,
Hail, o star of the ocean,
Dei Mater alma,
God's own Mother blest,
atque semper Virgo,
ever sinless Virgin,
felix caeli porta.
gate of heav'nly rest.
Sumens illud Ave
Taking that sweet Ave,
Gabrielis ore,
which from Gabriel came,
funda nos in pace,
peace confirm within us,
mutans Hevae nomen.
changing Eve's name.
Solve vincula reis,
Break the sinners' fetters,
profer lumen caecis
make our blindness day,
mala nostra pelle,
Chase all evils from us,
bona cuncta posce.
for all blessings pray.
Monstra te esse matrem:
Show thyself a Mother,
sumat per te preces,
may the Word divine
qui pro nobis natus,
born for us thine Infant
tulit esse tuus.
hear our prayers through thine.
Virgo singularis,
Virgin all excelling,
inter omnes mites,
mildest of the mild,
nos culpis solutos,
free from guilt preserve us
mites fac et castos.
meek and undefiled.
Vitam praesta puram,
Keep our life all spotless,
iter para tutum:
make our way secure
ut videntes Iesum
till we find in Jesus,
semper collaetemur.
joy for evermore.
Sit laus Deo Patri,
Praise to God the Father,
summo Christo decus,
honor to the Son,
Spiritui Sancto,
in the Holy Spirit,
tribus honor unus. Amen.
be the glory one. Amen.